Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-05
Wedding Customs in washington.

The traditions as to wedding customs are
nowhere more faithfully followed than in
Washington, or by ladies vino have lived in
Washington when married in other DIaces
showers of old shoes and of rice are si1re To
be scattered over the bride and groom from
many hands as thew set OF on their wedding
journey and sometimes they became unpleas-
ant missiles. BE ore the bride leaves the
house she always losses her bouquet into a
group composed of her bridesmaids and the
one who catches it feels certain that it is an
augury OF good luck to her in soon bringing
about her own marriage. More than once
this has proved true. but still more frequently
the fortunate bridesmaid who has secured
the ring in the wedding cake at wedding
collation. has been tho next one OF the attend
ants to marry. In fact. Washington girls feel
they have a right TO be superstitious about
getting the ring in the brides cake, so often
has its pleasing prediction been fulfilled
among their friends and acquaintapces
When. about two years ago, the daughter OF
Nenator ii rrlson. of Indiana (grandsou OF
kesident Harrison), was married to Mr.. Nc
Aof Indianapolis, at her parents home in
tfNSNty. Mss Kate Davis, daughter of ex-
Sena or Davis, OF West Virginia, was the
lucky bridesmaid who found the ring ia her
slice when he, with the other attendants, cut
the cake at this Wedding. In year she was
married in Baltimore to Mr.. Brown. of the
navy, and had m st brilliant wedding. Two
years ago Mr. :, Tw1oIt EIzabeIh, Nj,
VI va; Mr. P'r DSSs ia W o EssssSss
Commiss oSer Of inteT s ,N.sssveehts.S q ~
gentleman's wife's niece, Miss yon, and the
bridesmaid who secured the ring was
Miss Miriam Clark. OF Erie, Pa.
she met at that time MIR. Thomas,
the groOm's elder brother. who was then his
'best man. and they were married in Erie,
Pa, on Nov. D.. Nor are the great # our land
exempt from the influence of the potent
charms these wedding customs are supposed
TO exercise. Ex-President HAYES aiways
wears plain gold ring, Of which he tells the
story that he and Miss Lucy Webb NOW his
wife were, many years back, bridesmaid and
grOomsman together at a wedding IN Ohio.
when he got the ring in his slice of CAKE and
OF course gave ~ TO his bridesmaid. When
subsequently, they agreed to marry each other
she gave it to him as an engagement ring.
and he has worn IL ever since. 1t will be re-
membered that they celebrated their
silver wedding (or twenty-flfth anniversary
OF marriage) in the White House, Dec.
81, 1877, the hrst winter after his Inaugural
ton as President. There is some reason TO
believe that President Cleveland. too, sup
posed as he was to be a confirmed bachelor,
was influenced by welding cake charm, for
II Is perfectly true that wedding cake and q
piece OF paper with ladies' names upon it
were nut under his pillow at a Washington
\ptel the night before his Inauguration, with
set purpose privately avOwed by those in
Tsccret, OF putting thoughts of matrimOny
ms heart, and SO bringing about q wedding
in me White House aUd having married
lady preside there. which huue WINS fulfilled
last June when ne married Miss FOs I'M. one
oi the i've ladies whose names were an the
list which accoaDanied the wedding csks.